Psalm 33

Psalm 33Expanded Bible (EXB)

Praise God Who Creates and Saves

33 ·Sing [Shout for joy] to the Lord, you ·who do what is right [righteous ones];·honest people should praise him [L praise is fitting from the upright/virtuous].2 ·Praise [Give thanks to] the Lord on the harp;make music for him on a ten-stringed lyre.3 Sing a new song [C celebrating victory; 40:3; 96:1; 98:1; 144:9; 149:1; Is. 42:10; Rev. 5:9; 14:3] to him;play well ·and joyfully [with a loud/a victory shout].4 God’s word is ·true [upright; virtuous],and everything he does is ·right [faithful].5 He loves what is right and ·fair [just];the Lord’s ·love [loyalty; covenant love] fills the earth.

6 The ·sky was [heavens were] made at the Lord’s ·command [word; Gen. 1:8].By the breath from his mouth, he made all ·the stars [L its hosts; Gen. 1:16].7 He gathered the water of the sea into ·a heap [or jars; bottles].He ·made the great ocean stay in its place [L placed the deeps in a storehouse; Job 38:8–11].8 All the earth should ·worship [fear; hold in awe] the Lord[Prov. 1:7];·the whole [L all the inhabitants of the] world should ·fear him [hold him in awe].9 He spoke, and it happened.He commanded, and it ·appeared [L stood; Heb. 11:3].10 The Lord ·upsets [frustrates] the ·plans [counsels] of nations;he ·ruins [foils] ·all their plans [L the plans of the peoples].11 But the Lord’s ·plans [counsels] will ·stand [endure] forever;·his ideas [L the plans of his heart] will last from now on.12 ·Happy [Blessed] is the nation whose God is the Lord,the people he chose for his ·very own [L inheritance; Ex. 19:5].13 The Lord looks down from heavenand sees every person.14 From his throne he watchesall who live on earth.15 He ·made [fashions all] their heartsand understands everything they do.16 No king is saved by his ·great [large] army.No warrior ·escapes [is rescued/T delivered] by his great strength.17 Horses ·can’t bring [are a vain hope for] victory;they can’t save by their strength.18 But the ·Lord looks after [L eye of the Lord is on] those who fear him,those who ·put their hope [wait on him] in his ·love [loyalty; covenant love].19 He ·saves [rescues; T delivers] ·them [their soul] from deathand ·spares their lives in times of hunger [revives them in famine].20 So our hope is in the Lord.He is our help, our shield to protect us.21 ·We [L Our hearts] rejoice in him,because we ·trust [have confidence in] his holy name.22 Lord, ·show your love to us [L let your loyalty/covenant love be on us]as we ·put our hope in [wait for] you.

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